LOCATION
Florida Gulf Coast University Cohen Ballroom
10501 FGCU Blvd. S.
Fort Myers, FL 33965
DATE & TIME
Friday, January 26, 2024
7:30 am: Registration
8:00 am: 4:45 pm: Program
4:45 pm: Reception
See detailed program below.
PARKING
Parking passes are required and will be sent to all registrants two days prior to the event.
SPONSORS
Thank You to Our 2023 and 2024 Sponsors!
Sponsorship opportunities are now available for 2024! Please support our partners and students by sponsoring the 33rd Annual Southwest Florida Water Resources Conference! Review the sponsorship levels and visit the FES/ASCE site for more information and to pay online.
COHOSTS
The 2024 SWFL Water Resources Conference is administered and supported by a partnership of organizations including AWRA-FL, Alpha Epsilon Lamda, ASCE, Audubon of SWFL, Calusa Waterkeeper, FES, FGCU, FSAWWA-Region V, Kissimmee Waterkeeper, REIS, and SWFAEP.
REGISTRATION
FES/ASCE are the registration administrators for this event. Please click here to visit the registration page. Note: If you are not an FES member click the "Continue as Guest" button.
AWRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
The AWRA Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, January 25, 2024 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM at the offices of Kimley-Horn in downtown Fort Myers, 1514 Broadway, Suite 301, Fort Myers, FL 33901. AWRA Members are welcome to attend. For more information please contact Kellie Clark.
CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS (CEHs)
7 CEHs will be provided to Professional Engineers & Professional Geologists.
CONFERENCE COORDINATORS
Don Duke and Karen Miller
FIELD TRIP
Join the CREW Land and Water Trust staff on Saturday, January 27th from 9-11 am for an interpretive hike along the 1.5 mile red loop at Flint Pen Strand. We will walk through pine and oak habitats along the Kehl canal while observing a variety of birds and wildflowers and learning about the history of Flint Pen Strand and its habitat restoration. For more information contact Piper Jones. Cost is $5.00 - please register in advance.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Friday, January 26, 2024
7:30 am REGISTRATION
8:00 am WELCOMING REMARKS
DR. AYSEGUL TIMUR, President, Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU)
DR. GREG TOLLEY, Executive Director, The Water School, FGCU
8:30 am SESSION 1: MONITORING & MANAGING OUR COASTAL ECOSYSTEM
DR. SERGE THOMAS, FGCU Water School, Moderator
IMPACTS OF RISING WATER TEMPERATURES ON SWFL ECOSYSTEM
DR. MELISSA MAY, Program Coordinator/Assistant Professor, Department of Marine & Earth Sciences, The Water School FGCU
EFFECTS OF HURRICANE IAN ON MANGROVE FORESTS
DR. BRIAN BOVARD, Interim Associate Director / Associate Professor & Dr. Win Everham, Professor Department of Ecology & Environmental Studies, The Water School, FGCU
SANIBEL ISLAND LIVING SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECT
RUSSELL TRIPP, Technical Resource Engineer, Rinker Materials
DERILICT VESSEL RECOVERY EFFORTS ON OUR NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS
CAPTAIN CODTY PIERCE, Calusa Waterkeeper
10:30 am BREAK
10:45 am SESSION 2: WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT & MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
ALYSSA FORD, EI, Kimley-Horn, FES: Moderator
FLOOD MITIGATION AND THE FGCU MAIN CAMPUS: DETENTION PONDS, SURFACE STORAGE, GROUNDWATER, AND TRIMMING THE PEAK OF THE HDROLOGY CURVE
DR. L. DONALD DUKE, Professor and Chair, Department of Ecology and Environmental Studies, The Water School, FGCU
THE LOWER KISSIMMEE BASIN STORMWATER TREATMENT AREA (LKBSTA)
JEREMY MCBRYAN, PE, CFM, ENV SP, Director, Florida Water Quality, Ecosystem Investment Partners
COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN SOIL REMEDIATION PROJECT
DAVID HEMPLEMAN, PE, Technical Director & STEVE SNYDER, Senior Project Manager, Partner Engineering & Science
12;00 pm SPECIAL GUEST
UPDATES FROM AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION (NATIONAL)
DRESDEN FARRAND, CEO, American Water Resources Association
12:15 pm LUNCH, Room 214
POSTER SESSION, FGCU Mezzanine
1:45 pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER
LIVING WITH WATER IS PART OF OUR DNA - EXAMPLES FROM THE NETHERLANDS
SASKIA PARDAANS, Senior Advisor Infrastructure and Water Management, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
2:30 pm SESSION 3: PANEL: HURRICANE IAN –PARTNERING THROUGH RECOVERY
BEV LARSON, LLC, CCIM, Lahaina Realty, REIS: Moderator
BRIAN HAMMAN, District 4 Commissioner, Lee County Board of Commissioners
DAN ALLERS, Mayor, Town of Fort Myers Beach
DANA SOUZA, City Manager, City of Sanibel
COLONEL JAMES BOOTH, US Army Corp of Engineers
JENNIFER CARPENTER, District Director South District, Florida Department of Environmental Protection – invited
4:00 pm BREAK
4:15 pm STUDENT AWARDS & CLOSING REMARKS
DR. L. DONALD DUKE, FGCU
4:45 pm NETWORKING RECEPTION, Room 214